Neomythologism as a phenomenon of the culture of the Far Eastern countries: plots of «frontier mythology» in the works of P.A. Severniy Cover Image

Неомифологизм как феномен культуры дальневосточного зарубежья: сюжеты «фронтирной мифологии» в творчестве П.А. Северного
Neomythologism as a phenomenon of the culture of the Far Eastern countries: plots of «frontier mythology» in the works of P.A. Severniy

Author(s): Igor Anatolievich Dyabkin
Subject(s): Anthropology, Literary Texts, Poetry, Studies of Literature, Russian Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Philology
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: Far Eastern emigration; China; frontier; frontier mentality; myth; neomythologism; «frontier mythology»

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of the «frontier mythology» as a form of Far Eastern emigration neomythological mentality. Steady images of «frontier mythology» are the taiga as a sacred space with its specific laws and taboos, sacred places and objects, tigers, hunters and ginseng-seekers. The focus of the author's research is the «frontier mythology» in P.A. Severniy's works. The article presents analyses of two short-stories Porcelain Chinese shakes his head (1937) and Manchurya's tayga blusters (1960).

  • Issue Year: 2/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 33-40
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian